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New government statutory guidance for firearms licensing published today has failed to solve the issue of GP involvement, says BASC.

Read BASC’s response to the government’s statutory guidance on firearms licensing, which was published today.

Wild Justice’s attempt to judicial review Defra’s most recent burning legislation in England has been dismissed in the High Court.

Marnie Lovejoy has been appointed as BASC’s new head of environmental law research, with the aim of securing the future of sustainable shooting.

BASC has launched its new Eat Game brand, along with opening nominations for the Eat Game Awards 2021.

Project Penelope, an international collaboration which seeks to halt the decline of Eurasian widgeon, has got underway in the UK.

Oakedge shooting ground in Staffordshire was the venue for the BASC-sponsored National Federation of Young Farmers shooting finals earlier this month.

Environment Secretary George Eustice MP has highlighted the conservation credentials of shooting during the Conservative Conference in Manchester.

BASC has met with Edwin Poots, DAERA Minister, to raise members’ concerns over the future of general licences in Northern Ireland.

BASC is advising all members of the shooting community to respond to an APCC survey seeking public opinion on firearms licensing in England and Wales.